Document 71eve5QRG6jo7Mvp53nyj46NV

> < PLAINTIFF'S 2 EXHIBIT 03-855.00 Hogaasvllle, Georgia Juim 10, 1964 Mr* R* C* Herrington wnmsaoRO X attended the ATX Meetings on Thursday and Friday of last week at the BarblxonPlaxa In Hew York*' Or* Cralley of the U* S* Public Health Service Division of Occupational Health wade a talk on Ms work and the Infonaatlon he had obtained on asbestosls at a awetlng In France at which a report from Italy was presented* This report Indi cated that over twenty years ago a group of 113 asbestos- workers had ten tines the lung cancer as the general public* Starting In the late 1930*s, efforts were aade to reduce massive dust concentrations, and a new report on a study over tha- last twenty years of 118 workers Indicates that lung cancer Is a little less preva lent thaa that of the genera! public* Reduction of dust Is responsible In the opinion of the Investigators* These reports have not been published but are as-- . parted to be 'presented- at the conference In- October* .. i:: Dr* Orel ley stated that the snvlrowentaf studies wore moving along with four plants covered one a good sixe plant and three Matter plants* Seoples era newt being counted, end this Is sapoctad te continue for sown time* .. : > Johns-Aamrllie Is particularly disturbed over the conference In October at which Or* Sellkoff, with the. State of Hew jersey. Is to charge that asbestosls Is such ora prevalent then Is generally assumed* Iw attaching a newspaper clipping about Or* Sellkoff which was distributed at the weetlng* According to one caw went, ho has found pooplo In Mlserf with asbestosls which ho clelned was the re* suit of asbestos particles being released free brake bands on cars* This cm- . foremen In October will be attended by representatives from Groat Britain, France, , Oeneeay, Australia, and South Africa* ' ''-/i-i to had lunch with Ifr* Jaek Volfsla, the wadicat director, who attended the meeting with FFed Sends* We discussed the October weetlng at sane length,, also the do* sirability of having Dr* toils attand* . This October wasting was covered in Mr* Suit Ivanna letter of Merck 11 te Mr* Sends with copy to you* There was canaldarable discussion at the meeting on wethods of dust counting Mid continuous dust counting* An Instrument was shewn which would plot the dust count end semeed te do e fairly good job* This would cast about $2,500 end a recording Instrument about $600 more* Another dust counter, the Royco Counter, was de scribed, but this instnamt cost $12,000* The program was followed fairly welt with most of the committee attending the Air Hygiene and Manufacturing meeting to Hear'Or* Cralley and te see the demonstration of the llMla1rfhoem1x Photometer* ~ :-j- A, C. Link * * :'-7 i\ ' ***